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Where does “auga” come from?

auga (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

auga (Norwegian Nynorsk): eye; eye ; vision; definite plural of auge

Definitions

  1. eye; eye ; vision; definite plural of auge

Ancestry of “auga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaugaeye
2Proto-Germanicaugôeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “auga”

  • augelok
  • augne-
  • augnebryn
  • augebryn
  • augevippe
  • augeeple
  • auge-
  • augestikkar
  • auge
  • augehole
  • vindauga
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